An elderly buggy rider has hit out at the terrible abuse she gets on the roads almost every day.

Widow Sara Wyness, 77, uses road-worthy scooter HOTBUG1 to go to the doctors, shops and see friends.

But she says ignorant drivers subject her to regular foul-mouthed rants over her presence on the road Mrs Wyness, of East Preston, said: “It’s absolutely terrible. They say the most awful things.

“You’re going along, minding your own business, and people shout ‘you belong under a lorry!’ “They say ‘get off the road, go back where you belong!’ “It gets a lot worse but I can’t repeat it. I just don’t understand why they use such foul language.

“I get so annoyed. I would have thumped one man if he’d stopped.”

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Her buggy is a class three vehicles with an 8mph speed limit and can be used on the pavement and road.

Mrs Wyness was widowed 13 years ago and lives in Arun Court.

The ex-biker uses HOTBUG1 to make the seven-mile trip to Worthing.

Mrs Wyness added: “As you get older you get a bit desperate if you can’t get out. It’s my only way of getting around.

“Even pedestrians give you an awful lot of language and swearing.”